Metalex Ltd.- the subsidiary of Sao Paulo-based Companhia Brasileira de Alumnio (CBA)announced investment aimed at better utilizing aluminium scrap at its melt plant. According to company news release, the proposed investment is the first step of the earlier announced $20.6 million investment to boost its aluminium manufacturing capacity that uses recycled-content. It must be noted that the company had recently increased its billet production capacity from 75,000 to 90,000 tonnes per annum by way of installation of a new sidewall-style furnace. The second phase of the expansion comprises building of a new recycling ... (full story)